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Yes, that’s similar to what I had in mind!

I’d love one with endless turf bog going into the distance!

I'm with ya. I ended up ordering four! We need therapy.

Looking on the websites of model railway suppliers, the same dozen or so variations of backscenes pop up on all of them. I'm looking for something vaguely west-Corkish, or Kerry-like. Maybe I'm being too pernickety, but none of those advertised seem to be ideal - though, in fairness, most would DO. I would be interested in getting something more local done, perhaps with real views of real mountains in the background, down there in the south-west. I wonder has anyone ever had any thoughts about how best to go about converting local views into credible backscene papers?

Sad but inevitable. My guess - and I hate to say it - is that there will be another lockdown.

I had one of those panniers on a branch line on my 3rd layout. It clocked up a massive mileage and was as good as new when I gave it away years later. I repainted it in BR plain black with “lion & wheel”…..

Classic scene!

Yes, Shannon Heritage are withdrawing from managing quite a number of tourist attractions...... not just around Dublin, but also in the west - Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, for example. Since Clare Co. Council are directly taking THAT over, the likelihood is that Fingal Co Council will take over Malahide Castle, the Model Railway Museum, Newbridge House in Donabate and so on - I would guess. Fingal CoCo are the owners. But as a local authority, it is better for them to sub-contract the day-to-day running of anything they can; but museums across the board rarely if ever cover their costs, let alone make a surplus, so as a general rule it isn't easy to find groups to operate such things. Voluntary society, anyone?

1969 to some time just after 1972, when it was repainted into "Supertrain" livery. Not long.

For our tram fans; from 35 Northumberland Road, Dublin, c. 1915: The fella going past in the cart is the "Deliveroo" man with the pizza for lunch.....

Hopefully! Good thinking.......

So as of now, anything I get in Brexitland goes to a relative in Wales, who will accidentally bring it over now and again……

I believe they were no stranger to the 70s on the Cork line.

To muddy the waters further, a friend of mine IN Britain now finds extra charges between the U.K. and AUSTRALIA!

PERFECT for a RTR! Travelled widely, versatile, and long lived. Once the "A" class are all sold............?

That is an EXCEPTIONAL bit of micro-engineering! Very impressive!

Ernie - do you have much other foreign stuff?

VERY well spotted! I'd say it's certainly Tullow. There's one more view: The lamp is visible in the IRRS shot. It is certainly Tullow.

Tullow’s top of the list, then. I found one more view which I’ll post later but the rest are old family photos. Must start soon on the “ordinary” negs which are 1935 onwards. Indeed they were! Inchicore’s heyday….

Found another......... The oul fella had a thing about 4.4.0s....... this one is Cobh, I believe in 1920 or so; this shows the grey livery started (1915) in GSWR times and was carried over into the GSR after 1925.

Is that thing still running? I'd love a trip on it...........

Damn yellow machines….. where’s the 071? “PROBABLY…….”

True

Roscrea is certainly very likely. They also went to Killaloe the odd time, but it doesn't look like there. Did Birdhill have a turntable?

Genny vans and TPOs, of course, were exempt; many of these got so filthy they could have been painted pink and lime green with tartan stripes for all anyone could tell! I remember seeing a tin van at Limerick one time, at the back of a two-coach train at the platform, which might have been for the Nenagh branch or possibly the Limerick - Ballina set. (The Rosslare in those days tended to have 3, 4 or 5 coaches). The patina of brake dust and general gunk all over it was such that ends, gangways, chassis, roof, sides and windows were all the one dull brown colour! The two laminates with it were spotless..........